Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDWOOD CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063213004974
Taft Elementary
903 Tenth Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063 · (650) 482-2416 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
335 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
20.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.3pp since 2014
Math
14.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.7% | 16.0% | 28.4% | 50.9% |
| Math | 4.6% | 10.3% | 28.7% | 56.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.7% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.9% | 16.8% |
| 2021-22 | 23.4% | 15.4% |
| 2018-19 | 42.9% | 30.1% |
| 2017-18 | 34.2% | 32.9% |
| 2016-17 | 22.6% | 16.9% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 15.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Taft Elementary
Taft Elementary's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taft Elementary this school | 357 | 93.8% | 16.9% |
| Franklin Elementary Santa Ana | 343 | 94.2% | 18.2% |
| George L. Snowden Elementary Farmersville | 356 | 93.0% | 22.0% |
| Diamond Elementary Santa Ana | 367 | 93.7% | 26.3% |
| Melrose Elementary Placentia | 354 | 94.1% | 24.9% |
| O'Melveny Elementary San Fernando | 345 | 93.6% | 45.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Taft Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #4,824 of 5,151 | #89 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #4,750 of 5,172 ▲ 80 | #88 of 96 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #4,798 of 5,172 ▼ 24 | #86 of 96 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #1,336 of 5,116 | #41 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #4,215 of 5,915 | #57 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,559 of 5,352 | #38 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #4,894 of 5,354 | #94 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #596 of 5,625 | #3 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #569 of 1,139 | #12 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
357
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 22.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 357 | 16.9 | 21.1:1 | 94% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 17 | 20.1:1 | 90% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 16 | 22.1:1 | 89% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 16 | 22.7:1 | 81% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 13 | 25.3:1 | 74% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 21 | 23.4:1 | 87% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | N/A | N/A | 91% (502) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 71% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 32 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taft Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (329 to 357); teachers up 30% (13 to 16.9).
About Taft Elementary
Taft Elementary is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Redwood City, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 357 students. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 23% below average.
The district, Redwood City Elementary, operates 12 schools serving 6,378 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Taft Elementary is Hispanic, at 94%. San Mateo County's residents are about 25% Hispanic, 70 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
Classroom staffing at Taft Elementary totals 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Taft Elementary is about 94%. Across public schools in San Mateo County, the average is 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Taft Elementary lands at D, ahead of 8% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Taft Elementary is 7.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
In the wider San Mateo County area, the median household earns about $158,855 a year, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across San Mateo County, 176 public schools serve about 82,403 students.
KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Taft Elementary places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Taft Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 363 to 357. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.1:1.
The discussion board for Taft Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Redwood City Elementary
- John F. Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 808 students
- Clifford ElementaryElementary · 698 students
- Hoover ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Roy Cloud ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionElementary · 582 students
- North Star AcademyMiddle · 527 students
Other schools in Redwood City
- Sequoia HighHigh · 1,854 students
- John F. Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 808 students
- KIPP Excelencia Community PreparatoryElementary · 711 students
- Clifford ElementaryElementary · 698 students
- Hoover ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Roy Cloud ElementaryElementary · 636 students
Other Taft Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Taft Elementary. Taft Elementary is the 9th largest of the 13.
- Taft ElementaryStockton, CA · 449 students
- Taft ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 408 students
- Taft ElementaryOrange, CA · 387 students
- TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWASHINGTONVILLE, NY · 522 students
- Taft Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 491 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory0.6 mi · 711
- Connect Community Charter0.7 mi · 143
- Everest Public High0.7 mi · 224
- Garfield Elementary0.9 mi · 280
- Summit Preparatory Charter High1.0 mi · 293
- Tide Academy1.1 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Taft ElementaryHow large is Taft Elementary?
Taft Elementary enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Taft Elementary serve?
Taft Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Taft Elementary?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Taft Elementary.
How diverse is Taft Elementary?
Taft Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Taft Elementary?
Taft Elementary is overseen by Redwood City Elementary in San Mateo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.